Tops the Monkey

I am a retired public school teacher/literacy specialist with 30 years in Virginia and 10 years in Florida.

I don't believe in just one teaching style, especially after teaching for 40 years. A teacher must be flexible and be able to adapt to the needs of her/her students. I have a number of FREE read aloud videos that come with free download as a follow-up to the video. Check it out at http://www.topsthemonkey.com

National Grand Prize Winner in Nickelodeon's Bright Orange Teacher Contest National Daily Point of Light Award from the Points of Light Foundation Cox Cable's Educator of the Year District-Level VFW Teacher of the Year Selected as Teacher of the Year (Twice) Received 13 Teacher Bell Awards Norfolk Public School's School Board Recognition (twice) Nominated for a Grawmeyer Award in Education

Graduate Degree in Reading Education from Old Dominion University Broadfield Certification from the University of South Florida Bachelor's of Arts in Elementary Education from the University of South Florida

Author of the Alien Bleeper Series from Arobookpubishing.com Lyricist for the National Military Song affiliated with the Persian Gulf War entitled, "Fearless Heroes."